Alaska Railroads and Yukon Salmon Canneries Debate
The article argues rail links will thread Alaska via Yukon valleys within five years, spurring rapid development. It notes the Yukon River hosts enormous salmon runs, yet no cannery exists. Government bans on canneries would hinder growth, while white settlement expands with native decline. The piece links salmon commerce to future employment and western expansion, referencing ships and regional projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Yukon
Copper
Tanana
Bouilding
Columbia
Great River
France
United States
Captains Stand By Sampson In Santiago Narratives
The Century May issue prints seven officers accounts of the Battle of Santiago from Captain Evans Iowa Captain Taylor Indiana Captain Cook Brooklyn Captain Chadwick New York Lieutenant Eberle Oregon and Lieutenant Commander Wainwright Gloucester. They depict a unified view of a single squadron engaging the Spanish fleet July 3 under Admiral Gampeon with emphasis on obedience to the commander in chief and Iowa’s quick discovery of the Spanish fleet signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Coton
Brooklyn
Admiral Sampson
Sampson
Cook
Eberle
Century
Santiago
Evans
Iowa
Taylor
Indiana
Chadwick
New York
Wainwright
Gloucester
Gampeon
Aguinaldo's New Someme in Manila War Story
Manila dispatches describe General Aguinaldo’s retreat after a Filipinos defeat. He ordered soldiers onto waiting trains near the front, enabling a rapid withdrawal with minimal risk. The report notes no dining or sleeping arrangements for the retreat and quips on a possible shift in the old adage about fighting and steaming away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Aguinaldo
Doughty
Philippines
Seizures in Time of War Discussed for Hague Peace Talks
The peace conference at The Hague will consider a proposal to immunize private property of belligerents at sea from seizure by ships of war except contraband, a topic debated since the U S Spanish War. The piece notes concerns about prolonging wars, contrasts with blockades, and recalls the Paris declaration stance. The column also jokes that rain has broken from the weather bureau and a fight may end before Gen Joe Wheeler turns the corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
United States
Spain
Paris
England
Bank Teller Short 10000 at Wilmington Savings Bank
E B McNeair, long time Wilmington Savings Bank receiving teller, is reported to be over 10000 short in his accounts. The society for its protection has taken over his property and President William M Canby states the society will lose no more than 4100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimilangton
Del
E B. McNeair
Wilmington Savings Bank
Society
William M. Canby
Baby Burned to Death Near Stove
A baby of Ames Reynolds was burned to death today after being left in a chair beside a stove. The infant's clothes ignited, roasting the child before aid arrived. Authorities reported the incident as a tragic accidental fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Reynolds
Ohio Split Over Hanna Nomination Fight
Washington May 5 reports a split in Ohio over the gubernatorial nomination with Mayor Jones of Toledo favored to win despite Hanna. McKinson and Kurtz are said to bolt if Hanna controls the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hanna
Ohio
Jones
Toledo
McKinson and
Kurtz
Salvation Army cautions public against improper solicitations
Adjutant Nelson of the Salvation Army asked Beattie Star to print a notice warning the public not to donate to anyone lacking credentials from Staff Captain Watson or Adjutant Nelson. He said impostors wearing yellow bands claim to represent the Army and solicit funds, which is false. The Army seeks to clarify there is no connection with mudslinging groups calling themselves Gods Regular Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant Nelson
Regular
Salvation Army
Office of
the Star
Watson
God's Regular Army
Beattie
Idleness Due to Strikes Plagues Lockport Mills
In Lockport May 6 two major plants the Holly shops and United Indurated Fiber Company have been idle for weeks due to strikes. About 175 workers at Fiber seek a $1.40 daily minimum. local directors reportedly approve a union scale while awaiting out of town directors' consent. A settlement seems imminent as tensions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
Holly Shops
Loeckport
United Indurated Fiber Company
Cereal Trust Reorganized in Akron News
The American Cereal Company plans reorganization within days with capital of 27 million dollars. New York financiers are supplying part of the funds. Dissatisfied stockholders will receive two and a half for one in new company stock. A 100 thousand dollar mill will be built in Chicago. The company opposes an injunction tied to a prior cereal trust case, saying the new plan has been abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
American Cereal Company
New York
Chicago
Greater Cereal Trust
Mrs William K Vanderbilt Jr Goes Shopping in Newport
Mrs Vanderbilt accompanied by a coachman and a memo book went on a market trip in Newport. She visited a grocer glass and crockery shop baker and butcher in a brisk city-wide shopping spree with her husband at the Muenchinger King cottage nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Elder farmer seeks marriage license to wed 14 year old girl
Eijah Bayles, eighty one, from near McKinley in Guthrie Oklahoma county, applied to Probate Judge Foster for a license to marry Carrie Thomas, fourteen. The girl’s parents consent but she is not in favor, weighing about 85 pounds. Foster and later Oklahoma county officials refused licenses. The girl says she does not love him and her father promised the sheriff to take her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Eijah Bayles
McKinley
Foster
Carrie Thomas
Bayles
The Occult Faith Grows in Chicago Conference
The thirteenth annual conference of the American section of the Theosophical Society will convene in Chicago May 21 to 23 at the Athenaeum, 26 Van Buren street. Opening at 10 a.m. Sunday, with a reception for visiting delegates on May 20, the event features Alexander Fullerton of New York and Mrahmachar in Roy among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Theosophical Society
Athenaeum
van Buren Street
Alexander Fullerton
New York
Mrahmacharin Roy
Hmindoo
Theosophy Convention Public Meeting at Tolway Hall
Theosophists from Pacific coast Honolulu and Chicago gather for a convention with Dr A Marques and Miss Marie Walsh among speakers. A public meeting at Tolway Hall Van Haven Street features Marques Walsh and Tirahmacharin Roy. The next two days cover general theosophical topics led by George Edward Wright of the Chicago Theosophical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Marie A. Walsh
Pacific Coast
A. Marques
Honolulu
Peculiar Comb Explosion Burns Bangor Woman
Miss Carrie Webster, at a resort gathering in Bangor, was badly burned when a large celluloid hair comb near a blazing fireplace exploded. The heat ignited her hair and scalp, and friends extinguished the flames with water after attempts to smother the fire failed. She remains confined at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Carrie Webster
Miss Webster
Mine Webster
Funeral Service In Presence Of Manon In Chicago
Lakeview resident Frank Manon died yesterday and arranged his funeral to occur with him present the next day. He summoned Rev Hoke and a quartet to sing, paid the quartet and minister, then instructed chosen pallbearers on their position around the coffin. Ten hours later he died.
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Chicago
May
Frank Manon
Lakeview
Hoke
Mason
Tallest Man in the Navy to Represent Uncle Sam in Peace Jubilee
Washington May 5 The tallest man in the United States navy will portray Uncle Sam in the forthcoming peace jubilee in Washington next month. Chief Yeoman Wille, 6 feet 7 inches tall in bare feet, hails from Scotland and has Florida as his state of adoption. He entered service from Florida when the Spanish American War began and has sea work as a purser on a merchant ship before rising to chief quartermaster in the coast signal service until August when reassigned to duty in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Uncle Sam
Yeoman
Wille
Willsle
Florida
Spain
Coast Signal Service
Three Men Crushed At Freight Wreck Near Carlineville
In the afternoon a wrecking crew from Chicago and Allen clearing a nine car freight wreck nine miles north of Carlineville saw a derrick cable snap. Three Bloomington residents were crushed under a corn loaded car. Parnemeyer will die. the others are seriously hurt but likely to recover. A special train transported them to a Springfield hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlineville
Chicago & Allen
Bloomington
Parnemeyer
Springfield
Famine in Russia Throbs as Relief Struggles Grow
London reports famine across Russia with Kazan as a famine center where the Red Rose society feeds 132,000 people. A Ufa relief delegate recalls starving peasants kneeling for food in snow, while St Petersburg notes rising crime mortality and widespread typhus and scurvy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Kazan
Red Rose Society
Ufa
St. Petersburg
Skyya Viedorost
Quay Plott Heads For Senate Seating Agreement
Washington May 56 Senator Quay of Pennsylvania and Senator Platt of New York reportedly arranged a plan to secure Quay's seating in the Senate when his appointment is acted on. The deal would have Quay deliver 18 of 20 Pennsylvania House votes to Platt for the speakership, with Platt and Depew backing Quay's seating. Quay then left for Beaver Pennsylvania to rest for several weeks.
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Washington
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Pplatt
New York
Senate
Quay
Penrone
Senator Platt
Representative Sherman
Senator Depew
House
Dalgell
Pittsburg
Packer
Williamasport
Beaver
Warrant Sparked Break-In as Baker Confronted Officer
In Painesville a war rant for Kad Maker of Willoughby on assault and battery reached an officer. Baker learned of the warrant, armed with a shotgun, entered his house and defied the officer. The suspect changed position and awaits developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Texing
Kad Maker
Willoughby
Baker
Five Stevens Children Strike Off Legal Claims to Estate
In New Jersey five surviving children of the late Martha Stevens meet at Castle Point to divide an estate valued near $2,000,000 left by Commodore Stevens founder of Stevens Institute. They refuse legal action, choosing shares of cash, securities, real estate, the homestead, family portraits, tapestries, china and other heirlooms, allocated across six shares for the children and for the late John Stevens’s son and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomoken
N. J
Martha HB. Stevens
Castle Point
Commodore Stevens
Stevena Institute
John Btevens
Lecture on Woman's Rights by Mrs George in Canton
Mrs Anna George announces a lecture on Woman's Rights in Canton on May 6. She has declined all offers from managers except one for this event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Anna
George
Late Advices From Hawaii Aims At New Bank And Guard
Advices from Honolulu dated April 25 report the First American Bank of Hawaii to be organized with a capital of 1,000,000 and potential growth to 5,000,000, with 200,000 to be raised now. British and San Francisco banks are involved. The National Guard becomes fully American, with arms and equipment turned over to Lieut. Kern. Honolulu port is garrisoned by four batteries of the Sixth Artillery. A war department harbor survey, led by Major Langfitt, completed its work and harbor lines were adopted, mirroring prior lines.
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Ban Francisco
Honolulu
First American Bank of Hawaii
Beligmane of
New York
Anglo- California Bank of
San Francisco
National Guard of Hawaii
Ite Arme
Lieut. Kern
Volunteer Engineers
War Department
National Guard
Sixth Artillery
Board of Survey
Langfitt
Washington
Tragic suicide at party ends in Union Township
Mrs Herman Fink of Union township died today from self inflicted injuries after she cut her throat with a large knife during birthday celebrations at a party. About three weeks earlier she celebrated her birthday with many friends in attendance. The guests fled in panic as the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlkefsbarre
Herman Fink
Union Township
Globe-walking American Marrying in Dublin
G Melville Hoynton, who left San Francisco with no money to circle the globe, arrived from London and has now walked through Spain in the Stars and Stripes. He fought locals with makeshift weapons, faced poisoning and arrest as a spy, and then married Miss Lauder of Glasgow in Dublin, who will follow him next week.
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New York
G. Melville Hoynton
San Francisco
Globe
London
Spain
Dublin
Miss Lauder
Glasgow
Textile mill boom spreads across North Carolina towns
Raleigh reports strong textile investment with a 250000 spinning and weaving mill planned in the capital. New mills rise in Tarboro and Fayetteville, while New Jersey capital funds a silk mill in Fayetteville. Mt Mourne adds a 100000 mill and Weldon plans a second silk mill. Laurinburg forms a mill company to begin construction, and Concord to add another spinning mill this summer. Hosiery and knitting mills are proliferating.
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Raleigh
N. C
Tarboro
Fayetteville
Newersey Capital
Mt. Mourne
Weldon
Laurinburg
Concord
Wage Increases Planned by Tennessee Coal & Railroad
The Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad firm will raise all employees' wages by 10 percent on May 1, excluding miners who will receive 2 cents per ton more. About 5000 workers are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal & Iron & Railroad Company
Calls Wives to Church Stroudsburg Appeal
Rev H. H. Crawford of the Methodist Episcopal Church urges wives to attend church on Sundays and balance duties as he speaks out against granting a license to a large brewery. He highlights women forced to stay home to cook large dinners for their husbands and frames the issue as a religious and social appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroudsburg
Hh, H. Crawford
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pastor condemns Sunday cooking and rail excursions
From the pulpit he criticized a husband who makes his wife cook on Sunday and urged letting wives rest to improve happiness and health. He also attacked Sunday excursions, noting two railroads run summer trains from New York to the area and expressing a wish to halt them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
New York
Death from overstudy claims 17 year old student
Miss Roca Rammes of Mount Olive, 17, died in Carlin s ville, Alabama this morning after a 24 hour illness from brain fever caused by excessive mental strain. She was a high school junior who had just completed her year’s exams.
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Carlinsville
Roca Rammes
Mount Olive
Social verdict on Mrs Sloane now Mrs Belmont
Will social circles accept Mrs Sloane as Mrs Perry Belmont amid the Belmont influence. The general view is yes for social rehabilitation given Perry Belmont's power. Barrows notes the Philadelphia timing and Belmont’s social role, including grafts to ministers and lawyers during the divorce.
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New York
Henry T. Sloane
Perry Belmont
Oliver H. P. Belmont
William K. Vanderbilt
W. M. Barrows
Bimetallic League Meeting in Louisville May 9 10
Louisville hosts the Ohio Valley Bimetallic League convention May 9 and 10 with numerous speakers. William Jennings Bryan will deliver three speeches alongside other Democratic and bimetallic leaders including James Tarvin and President James. Tarvin confirms Bryan Altgeld Williams Stewart and Goebel will address the gathering. Bailey of Texas and Senator Stewart of Nevada are likely attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Bryan
James. Tarvin
W. J. Bryan
John P. Altgeld
George Fred Williams
J. C. & Minckburn
William Goebel
P. W. Hardin
William J. Stone
Jonn W. Bailey
Texas
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Mrs Lease shifts to spiritual work in Michigan tour
LaPorte Indiana May 6 Mrs M B Lease veteran Bryan campaigner and new spiritualist leader will speak in Detroit and other Michigan cities for weeks guiding she thinks her life work along faith revealed lines She says about 1275 active spiritualist workers exist in the United States with Michigan among the strongest states in the faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leane
Ami
Lease
United States
Michigan
Attempt to ruin Glass Plant at Pomer New Jersey
An act to severely damage the Elmer Glass works, recently restarted by the Isaac Starr company, was found yesterday. Cast iron was dumped into the glass batch, ruining it and causing jams while the fire was drawn and furnaces refilled. The plant is operating on a union basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomer
N. J
Elmer Glass Works
Isaac Btarr Company
X Ray Lab Injury Jury Awards $10,000 Damages
Frank V. Ralling sued owners W C Fuchs and Dr C L Schmidt of the Roentgen X ray laboratory in the Schiller building for damages claiming improper X ray application caused the loss of a limb. A Chicago jury awarded $10,000 in damages.
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Chicago
Frank V. Ralling
Roentgen X-ray Laboratory
Schiller
W. C. Fuchs
Dr. C. L. Schmidt
A Warrow Escape From Shifting Engine
Lebanon May 5 Monroe Strohm a fireman for Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut company miraculously escaped death today after stepping on the railroad before a shifting engine He was hurled between the rails his clothes torn by the engine and removed with difficulty His face and body were badly lacerated and his jaw broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Monroe Strohm
Pennsylvania Bolt & Nut Company
Cottonwood grove near Canby shows rapid growth
Oregon City May 5 Graser in charge of Willamette Pulp and Paper reports a newly planted nine acre cottonwood field near Canby making encouraging progress. He notes four year old cottonwoods on the Columbia reach sixteen inches in diameter, a size usually found in trees eight or ten years old. The young trees for this field were obtained from the Columbia River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon City, Or
C. Graser
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company
Canby
Dawes backs Chicago for 1900 Republican convention
Chicago May 5 Charles G Dawes comptroller of the currency says the 1900 Republican national convention should be held in Chicago and national headquarters established there He believes the West will shape the presidential contest and Illinois will be the political focus next year for the party already planning behind the scenes support and organization to promote Chicago as the venue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
West
Won't Join the Trust in Gowanda New York
In Gowanda New York May a local tannery faced pressure from leather trust reps aiming to secure its joining the combine. Fear of closure and mass job losses spread through the village. Yesterday New York reports said no agreement was reached and the proposed trust collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowanda, WN. Y
Big Leather Trust
New York
Bequest Reveals $60,000 for Reeno Recluse Friend
In Reno Michigan, David Hepburn’s will, filed after his death, leaves $60,000 in cash to Maggie Montgomery, a young village friend who befriended him. No relatives exist to claim the fortune, which will go to the girl who knew him in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaporte
Ind
David Hepburn
Reno
Mich
Hepburn
Maggie Montgomery
Award for Revenue Paper Contract to NY and PA Company
Washington May 5. Commissioner Wilson of the internal revenue department awarded the contract for furnishing the distinctive paper used for revenue stamps to the current contractors, the New York and Pennsylvania company of New York, at a bid of 40 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Department
New York and Pennsylvania Company
New York
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Aguinaldo's
Weather Bureau
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Cereal Trust Reorganized
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Stevens
Mrs. George
Hawaii
Warrow
Yullewelatt
Lirtee We
Second Avenue
Yesler
James
Mickelson
Stetson Bros
Amican
Hespme
Ollet Boap
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J. Redelsheimer & CO
Best
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First Ave
Cor
Cumbia
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